Anti-aircraft systems destroy 546 Russian drones, one Kinzhal missile, and 30 cruise missiles
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram.
As of 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, the Russians had attacked Ukraine with 614 airborne weapons:
574 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of drone simulators from the sectors of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), as well as Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea);
Four Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missiles from the airspace of the Lipetsk and Voronezh regions;
Two “Iskander-M/KN-23” ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region;
19 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace of the Saratov region;
14 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea;
One missile of an unidentified type from occupied Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups.
According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, Air Defense Forces shot down/neutralized 577 air targets:
546 drones;
One Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missile;
18 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
12 Kalibr cruise missiles.
Missile and strike UAV hits were recorded at 11 locations, with downed targets (debris) falling at three sites.
As reported by Ukrinform, at around 4:40 a.m. in Mukachevo, Russians fired missiles at an enterprise. A fire broke out. Cleanup efforts are ongoing. Twelve people are known to have been injured.
In Lviv, one person was killed and three were injured as a result of a combined Russian attack. Dozens of houses were damaged.
Photo: mil.in.ua
